“Pasta with the Padres”, a dinner and silent auction to benefit ECHO Food Shelf and sponsored by the four Mankato Catholic Churches, will be held on Sunday, March 9, at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church; Blue Earth and Hubbell Streets, Mankato.

Serving will be from 4-7pm. Priests from the Mankato/North Mankato parishes will be there to help. Singers/guitarists Brian Kvebak and Tracy Buckle will provide entertainment. The event is open to the public. A free will offering will be taken.

Prairie Piecemakers Quilt Guild is an organization of quilt lovers, novices and experts alike who share their love of fabric, design, color and the finished product.

Prairie Piecemakers will be meeting at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church located 201 North State Street in New Ulm on Thursday, March 13. They will have a short business meeting and get ready for the Quilt Show.

Watch for more information to come on the Prairie Piecemakers Quilt Show at the New Ulm Event Center on March 21 & 22.

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7:00 pm

Prairie Piecemakers Quilt Guild Meeting

Mar

14

Fri

The New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce’s next Hot Topics breakfast is Friday, March 14.

Presenting will be Senator Gary Dahms and Representative Paul Torkelson who will giving an update on the busy beginning of the 2014 Legislative Session. Topics sure to be covered will be the budget surplus, school funding, minimum wage and transportation funding.

Event is at 7:30am at the New Ulm Country Club and includes breakfast. To rsvp, please contact the Chamber at 233-4300. Cost is $7 for Chamber Members and $9 for general admission. Please rsvp by March 12.

Mar

15

Sat

Electronics Recycling will take place at the Brown County Fairgrounds coliseum this Saturday, March 15th, from 10am-2pm. No appliances will be accepted. Examples of items accepted include TV’s, VCR’s, computers, monitors, laptops, satellite receivers, iPods, iPads, DVD players.

Cost is 50 cents per pound with the proceeds going toward CHS prom.

Any questions please call the Cathedral High School office at 354-4511.

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10:00 am

Electronics Recycling, New Ulm

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Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra/North Star Strings Concert at New Ulm Public Schools

The Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and North Star Strings will present their Spring Concert on Saturday, March 15, at the New Ulm Public Schools Auditorium at 1st and Broadway at 3pm and also on Sunday, March 16, at Mankato East High School Auditorium at 3pm.

Mar

16

Sun

All the pancakes you can eat. Adults at door/$8; in advance/$7.50; children 6-12 at door/$3.50; in advance/$3; under 6/free. Tickets available at the Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch; The Eagles Orchid Inn or from any Lions Member.

Sponsored by the Sleepy Eye Lions Club. Proceeds go to Lions Community Projects.

Hanska Fire Department Breakfast will be held Sunday, March 16, 9am-1pm at the Hanska Community Center, Hanska.

Hanska Sausages and all you can eat Dad’s Famous Belgian Waffles; different types of syrups; whipped toppings; butter. $8/per person; 5 years and under/free. Take outs and delivery available in town by calling 507-439-6248.

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Tue

Efforts to bring high-speed internet and phone services to Renville and Sibley County communities continue and the RS Fiber Cooperative is holding a series of public meetings this week to update residents on the status of the project.

The hour long public meetings will take place on Tuesday, March 18, beginning at 10am at Winthrop City Hall; at 2pm at Fairfax City Hall and at 4pm at Gaylord City Hall.

On Thursday, March 20, there are meetings at 10am at Fairfax City Hall; 2pm at Winthrop City Hall; 7pm at Gaylord City Hall.

Friday, March 21, 10am at Green Isle City Hall and 2pm at Stewart City Hall.

To learn more about the multi-million dollar proposed project, you can also go online at rsfiber.coop.

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Sat

The Watonwan County Sheriff’s Office is sponsoring the following Snowmobile Safety Class will be taking place on March 22, 8am-4pm, at Watonwan Human Services Building, 715 2nd Avenue South, St. James.

Youth must be 11 years of age before the class start date in order to be eligible to take the class. Pre-registration is required by obtaining a study cd before March 22 by calling 507-375-2579. Class size is limited so register early.

For more info, contact Sgt. Berry Gulden at 507-375-2579 or barry.gulden@co.watonwan.mn.us

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